Greige color shades

  • Greige
    #dcd6d0
  • #c6c1bb
  • #b0aba6
  • #9a9692
  • #84807d
  • #6e6b68
  • #585653
  • #42403e
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Created at 06/08/2022 12:09
The palette consists of Light, Semi dark colors. Accent colors Greige #dcd6d0 and #c6c1bb. Palette has Warm, Neutral colors temperature.

A sequential monochrome scheme: tints and shades of a single hue step between light and dark.

By lightness, this palette runs from #42403E (darkest) to #DCD6D0 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Overall saturation feels mostly muted (lower chroma) — 100% of colors are muted.

Only one color carries a distinct hue; the rest are neutrals or grays.

Most swatches read as neutral in color temperature (7 of 8).

HEX codes (sorted): #42403E, #585653, #6E6B68, #84807D, #9A9692, #B0ABA6, #C6C1BB, #DCD6D0

Palette Greige color shades combines 8 color codes:
HEX: #dcd6d0, RGB: (220, 214, 208); HEX: #c6c1bb, RGB: (198, 193, 187); HEX: #b0aba6, RGB: (176, 171, 166)
HEX: #9a9692, RGB: (154, 150, 146); HEX: #84807d, RGB: (132, 128, 125); HEX: #6e6b68, RGB: (110, 107, 104)
HEX: #585653, RGB: (88, 86, 83); HEX: #42403e, RGB: (66, 64, 62)
Simplified version of palette colors
Tint of Light Gray, Tint of Silver, Tint of Dark Gray, Shade of Dark Gray, Tint of Grey, Tint of Dim Gray, Shade of Dim Gray, Shade of Dark Slate Gray
Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Greige color shades color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#dcd6d0#dcd6d0RGB(220, 214, 208)Greige—
#c6c1bb#c6c1bbRGB(198, 193, 187)——
#b0aba6#b0aba6RGB(176, 171, 166)——
#9a9692#9a9692RGB(154, 150, 146)——
#84807d#84807dRGB(132, 128, 125)——
#6e6b68#6e6b68RGB(110, 107, 104)——
#585653#585653RGB(88, 86, 83)——
#42403e#42403eRGB(66, 64, 62)——

Color Palette Contrast

13 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#dcd6d0
#c6c1bb
1.24
#dcd6d0
#b0aba6
1.58
#c6c1bb
#b0aba6
1.27
#c6c1bb
#9a9692
1.64
#b0aba6
#9a9692
1.28
#b0aba6
#84807d
1.71

Image palette Greige color shades png